By Bonnie Stiernberg It’s been nearly 50 years since Billy Joel broke out with his massively popular album Piano Man, so it makes sense that someone finally got around to making a movie about Long Island’s favorite son. But Jaigantic Studios’ forthcoming Joel biopic is moving on (and moving out) without the rights to the legendary musician’s name, likeness or music. Piano Man, which Jaigantic recently greenlit, will be written and directed by Adam Ripp. According to Variety, “The biopic will follow Joel’s early years — from being discovered by Irwin Mazur, who managed the band The Hassles that…
